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Correspondingly, what does a fortune teller costume look like?

Begin by choosing a long skirt and a draped long top. These can be items you already own but if you don't have them, a quick trip to the nearest Goodwill should have you covered. Go for dark colors, such as black, red, deep blue, or forest green. Bonus points for fancy fringe, velvet, brocade, and other touches. Can you dress up as a gypsy? Just calling yourself a "gypsy" can be considered super disrespectful, and not only is an entire ethnic group not a costume, but many "gypsy" costumes simply perpetuate stereotypes of the Romani people.

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Are fortune tellers in the circus? The Fortune Teller and her spiritualist illusions may not be part of the modernized, sleek circus scene, but she was once a standard fixture of the sideshow (at least if the movies are to be believed!)

Keeping this in consideration, when did fortune telling start?

Evidence indicates that forms of fortune-telling were practiced in ancient China, Egypt, Chaldea, and Babylonia as long ago as 4000 bce. Prophetic dreams and oracular utterances played an important part in ancient religion and medicine.